Re: [IRCA] RIP Air America Radio
Mike, Agreed. But they do it all for ratings. Money talks. Enough to run any program that sells ads. Fear sells ads, politics sells ads. Talk radio must do pretty well to stay on the air. Almost every market has the EIB Network or C2C if nothing else. I called in on Ray Breem's show on KABC years ago, 82 or 83 I think when they were discussing DXing. I think even Richard Wood called in. 73, Patrick ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] RIP Air America Radio
I spoke on the air with Ray Briem on KABC 790 about BCB dx many years ago. It'd be nice if more hosts would discuss such topics. Art Bell has of course from time to timems From: mwd...@webtv.net Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:20:03 -0800 To: irca@hard-core-dx.com CC: irca@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] RIP Air America Radio Mike, Agreed. But they do it all for ratings. Money talks. Enough to run any program that sells ads. Fear sells ads, politics sells ads. Talk radio must do pretty well to stay on the air. Almost every market has the EIB Network or C2C if nothing else. I called in on Ray Breem's show on KABC years ago, 82 or 83 I think when they were discussing DXing. I think even Richard Wood called in. 73, Patrick ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com _ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] DX Tips for WDXR
1220UNIDStation with Fox News promo at 0259 EST 1/21 in jumble. (PM-OR) 1220UNIDStation that sounded like Chicago's Daybreak??? just before TOH ID as W??? at 0559.15 1/21. (PM-OR) Drake R8 1500' Eastern beverage Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] TAs Last Night
For a period of time years ago the BCB hobby treated Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao ( the ABC islands ) as a single political entity despite having decent distance between them. Later they somehow - I don't recall either when or how - into 3 countries. I also can't recall whether I ever re-combined the Germanies after they reunited. If I didn't it was more from the simple failure to take the time than anything else... Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL ) [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia] 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id wb2...@yahoo.com FM: Yamaha T-80 Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15' AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010 barefoot --- On Thu, 1/21/10, Jim Renfrew jrenf...@rochester.rr.com wrote: From: Jim Renfrew jrenf...@rochester.rr.com Subject: Re: [IRCA] TAs Last Night To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 11:31 PM You're talking to the guy who volunteered too long ago with the NRC to create a revised country list and hasn't done it yet after at least 5 years! It's actually fairly complicated, with various traditions of country-counting: (1) Hams seem to count anything that has a spot of water in between as two countries, (2) NASWA has the approach of once a country, always a country - so there are three post-war countries in Germany instead of one post-Wall country today - this acknowledges that people don't like giving up countries even though they no longer exist. (3) NRC has an old modified list, with some water separation, e.g. France and Corsica are two countries, Hawaii and Alaska are separate countries, but not nearly as many as the ham lists I've seen. The thing that had me stumped was the Dutch islands in the Caribbean, which have various degrees of autonomy from the Netherlands and with each other with rolling dates for activating the changes. On top of that DXers are as independent-minded about counting countries as we are about counting domestic stations, e.g. call changes, facility changes, COL changes, etc., so as many as would use an official list an equal number would go their own way! Having said all that, I'm still willing to work on something like this. Maybe some others are interested, too. Jim Renfrew - Original Message - From: Barry McLarnon b...@bdmcomm.ca To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America irca@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 11:01 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] TAs Last Night On Thursday 21 January 2010 11:48:59 Jim Renfrew wrote: I've been checking most early evenings, and there hasn't been too much other than the usual big signals. I didn't try later in the evening. I haven't had a whisper on 1476 or 1386, even during the best days in November and early December, and being good mid-channels you'd think there would be something! 1494 R. Corsa used to be indistinguishable from France synchros, but I believe they run Bleue on one and Info on the other, so Corsica is a nice logging, a separate radio country by some standards. Good work! Thanks! It sure helps to keep the interest level up when something unusual like that happens. Interesting point about Corsica... what do most MW DXers use for a country list? I haven't paid much attention to such lists up to now, except back in the days when I was chasing DX on the ham bands. Barry ps: there are some hints of a repeat performance tonight, with some fairly strong hets on the high end (and the low end, for that matter), but I don't expect to be staying up late tonight... gotta work on the sleep deficit. -- Barry McLarnon VE3JF Ottawa, ON ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2636 - Release Date: 01/21/10 07:34:00 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Arizona TP's for 1-22-10
Listened from 1345-1430 ut and weak carriers on 279, 558, 594 and than I went by 660 and KTNN was very weak may be due to the big rain/snow storm in Arizona. Well I could hear a very weak news station under KTNN and at 1412 ut I heard a traffic report than weather. At 1420 ut they had a short story about the 1 meter of snow in Flagstaff than talk about Calgary. So I heard CFFR which is new. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ Drake R8 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] RIP Air America Radio
- Original Message - From: Mike Sanburn I spoke on the air with Ray Briem on KABC 790 about BCB dx many years ago. It'd be nice if more hosts would discuss such topics. Art Bell has of course from time to timems Many years ago when WJR was operated as a regional radio station with their own programming, they would talk about some of the reception reports that they would get from listeners. And yes, they were excited when one came in from Moscow. Ah, the good old days... 73 de Joe Miller, KJ8O ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Rip Air America/KGO/920
01- 22-10, 08:00 PST --Victoria BC: Conditions for this time were relatively good,with KGO of course the strongest of the lot.( On a summer trip to Oshkosh by Cessna 182 with stops in eastern Washington,eastern Montana,scanned the band at night but could not get KGO while KNBR was in good).Most of the big guys were hanging around this morning for the next half hour. Tuned into 920 and found an EWTN Rel signal IDing as KIHM Reno with a steady signal for at least ten minutes before pulling away into the mix.The log lists them operating with only 4600 watts day power.The first time here for that one.Bill in BC __ Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers and share what you know at http://ca.answers.yahoo.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] RIP Air America Radio
Joe, Another station that used to talk about their long distance calls was CKLW. It was really exciting for stations in those days to get a letter or call from a distant listener. You are right The Good Ol' Days. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] DX Tip for WDXR
1220UNIDStation at 0458 1/21 giving weather in both C and F, 22F, -4C.Presume CHEC, but lost in the jumble by 0500. (PM-OR) Drake R8 1500' Eastern beverage Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] TWR Bonaire Relaying 4VEH Haiti on Medumwave 800
Via Media Network Blog, 4VEH Haiti being relayed by TWR Bonaire on 800 khz: http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/twr-bonaire-relaying-4veh-haiti-on-mediunwave 73, J.D. Stephens Hampton Cove, AL ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2010 Jan 22 2106 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 22 January follow. Solar flux 82 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 2. The mid-latitude K-index at 2100 UTC on 22 January was 1 (6 nT). No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. No space weather storms are expected for the next 24 hours. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 UTC 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 82 82 82 82 82 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 82 A-in 99999555555552 K-in 32221010202111 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Puyallup, WA (very early) TP's for 1-22
Hello All, With the solar indexes finally becoming more reasonable, a very early morning (0930-1030 UTC) TP-DXing session was attempted (while the other, more sensible, DXers were sound asleep). With the primary mission of testing out the TP-DXing performance difference between a stock Tecsun PL-380 model and a modified PL-380 (with upgraded Litz wire on the stock ferrite bar, requiring only $5 of 40/44 wire), a search was made at 0930 for any TP's strong enough to be received by a barefoot Ultralight-- that is, one without the most sensitive reputation. The first search at 0930 was fruitless for TP results-- there was weak audio on 594-JOAK, 747-JOIB, 774-JOUB and 972-HLCA, but nowhere near the strong level required for reception on the barefoot PL-380. This level was pretty rare even during the best of the mid-winter Night Owl TP sessions, and appeared impossible at first check this morning. So I temporarily changed to LW, and ran a quick LW test on the signal from 368-ZP [in which the Stealth PL-380 (last 23 seconds) really smoked the stock PL-380 (first 17 seconds)]_http://www.mediafire.com/?2mtcymnqz5y_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?2mtcymnqz5y) Anyway, a final check was made on the big gun TP frequencies around 1005 UTC. To my surprise, the signal from 594-JOAK was now booming in on the modified ICF-2010, as well as the signals from 747-JOIB, 774-JOUB, 972-HLCA and others. Some weird solar change must have occurred on the sun, suddenly giving the TP's a turbo boost (or, maybe, lack of sleep was causing a slight delusion :-) Before my luck changed, I grabbed the barefoot PL-380 and recorded the signal of 594-JOAK as received by the midget stock loopstick (first 20 seconds), then 594-JOAK's signal on the Stealth PL-380 (last 23 seconds). The booming signal of 594-JOAK on the modified ICF-2010 certainly sounded a lot more anemic on the barefoot PL-380, but at least the relative sensitivity test was a booming success :-) _http://www.mediafire.com/?udjfydiciht_ (http://www.mediafire.com/?udjfydiciht) After obtaining my test recording, TP signals fizzled out quickly around 1030 UTC, returning to their normal, night-long mediocre level. But it was fun while it lasted. 73, Gary DeBock Spotting receiver: Modified ICF-2010 (30 loopstick) Test Receivers: Barefoot and Modified (40/44 Litz wire upgrade) Tecsun PL-380 DSP models ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Arizona Stations Off
Several Arizona station were off the air today due to a big rain and snow storm. KTNN-660 and KNOT-1450 are off the air today. With KTNN off the air I have heard two new stations on 660 today KGDP and CFFR. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] ULR DX....SUNSET SKIP....Southern Bonanza....2 NEW ONES...+ 3 From FLORIDA!!
HI Guys: Amazing DX conditions tonight at SUNSET to the SOUTH!! Logged a pile of Stations from Tenn/VA/NC/FLORIDA. Included in the lot is 2 NEW STATIONS for both the ULR and OVERALL LOGS. Also heard 3 Stations from FLORIDA..but they are all Relogs for both Logs. However hearing 3 Stations from FLORIDA in less than an hour is a New Experience for me!! Also heard was a GRAVEYARD Station with NEW CALLS for a RELOG. Radio Used was..SONY SRF-T615 ULR BAREFOOT ^^^ ULR LOG TOTALS are now...794 Stations Heard 73..ROB VA3SW Robert S. Ross London, Ontario CANADA ** 1150 WGOW Chattanooga, TENN. Jan/22/10 1659 EST EE FAIR Station Promo with mentions of NEWS TALK RADIO. ID @ 1700 by Male DJ as News Talk 1150 WGOW RADIO. Intop News @ 1700 EST. In CKOC Null. NEW STN ULR # 793 5/1 KW ROSS, ONT. *** 820 WGGM Chester, VA. Jan/22/10 1732 ESTEE FAIR Male with Talk in the Jumble and gave ID as WGGM. Into Religious Talk by Male and another ID as WGGM @ 1733 EST. In CHAM Null. NEW STN ULR # 79410/1 KW ROSS, ONT. 1340 WJRW Grand Rapids, MICH. Jan/22/10 1800 EST EE GOOD ID as You're listening to WJRW Grand Rapids. ID by Male DJ. Into News by Female DJ @ 1800 EST. RELOG...NEW CALLS EX-WBBL1 KW ROSS, ONT. *** 1320 WBOB Jacksonville, FLA. Jan/22/10 1706 EST EE FAIR Talk about North Florida. ID as Jacksonville's Talk Station 1320 WBOB. @ 1706 EST. Station Promo into Ads for North Florida. RELOG 50/5 KW ROSS, ONT. *** 690 WOKV Jacksonville, FLA. Jan/22/10 1722 EST EE GOOD Sean Hannity Show @ 1722 EST. ID as Jacksonville's News Talk Radio Station WOKV. Ads with Promos for Hannity Listeners. Car Ad for North Florida...St. John's Town Center and the Duvall 2000 Race??? RELOG 50/25 KW ROSS, ONT. *** 1080 WHOO Kissimmee, FLA. Jan/22/10 1742 EST EE GOOD Local Traffic Report for Orlando area @ 1742 EST. ID by Male DJ as 1080 The Team. Home Depot Ad. Courtesy Car Ad @ 1745 ESTthen Abruptly GONE @ 1745 Power Switch. RELOG 19KW/190 Watts ROSS, ONT. *** ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Arizona Stations Off
Isn't KGDP 660 now KWVE??!! I was just listening to KTNN the other night with Navajo chants. Weather here has been horrible with rain, lightning, hail, waterspouts, etc...Mike Sanburn From: billwbl...@msn.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:08:41 -0700 Subject: [IRCA] Arizona Stations Off Several Arizona station were off the air today due to a big rain and snow storm. KTNN-660 and KNOT-1450 are off the air today. With KTNN off the air I have heard two new stations on 660 today KGDP and CFFR. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com _ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/ ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Arizona Stations Off
Mike Yes its now KWVE and not KGDP. I just heard it again with K-Wave at 0100 ut. I had the NRC log by the computer and did not change it to the new call. Bill Block Prescott Valley, AZ ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Arizona Stations Off
Gang, On 1/22/10 6:27 PM, Mike Sanburn wrote: Isn't KGDP 660 now KWVE??!! I was just listening to KTNN the other night with Navajo chants. Weather here has been horrible with rain, lightning, hail, waterspouts, etc...Mike Sanburn I live in Boone, Iowa now, but my brother lives in Tucson, Arizona. I spoke to him on the phone this afternoon and he told me that they had, had the worst wind storm he had ever seen in Tucson. Several of his neighbors had roofs damaged from just the wind. I grew up there listening to KTKT from grade school thru high school. A lot of folks that I later heard in California got their start on KTKT. John Mac Flanagan, Chris Borden ( who later started a DJ school in the Bay Area), Lou Waters (CNN), and others. It was a great radio station in the 1950s and 1960s. Color Radio...If you don't want it heard on KTKT newsdon't let it happen. See: http://ktkt.homestead.com/ I grew up on KTKT and KOMA. KTKT had to go off at 1700 local when I was young. But shortly there after KOMA (Yours truly Kah Oh Mmmm A) came booming in. Sadly, radio has never been the same. Steve -- Stephen Hawkins NG0G n...@mchsi.com 73 49 111 01001001 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Arizona Stations Off
Yes it is. They're getting out a lot better than I expected from that new site. I image that the ground conductivity isn't great there. They put a really decent signal into Santa Barbara during the day and gives KTNN a run for its money at night. You can get a tour of its new site near Bakersfield here: http://www.fybush.com/sites/2009/site-090501.html Not long before they moved to the new site something weird happened. I can't describe it but they had to have had both sites on at the same time. They diplexed off KSBQ-1480 for quite awhile. The FCC dismissed their application to do that but they did it anyway. Several generations of that family have had radio stations and they pretty much did whatever they pleased regardless of what the FCC said. I snapped a few photos of that diplex setup (and a few other towers): http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcgibson55/sets/72157621773577091/detail http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcgibson55/sets/72157621773577091/show KGDP was dark for quite awhile. They hadn't been on from their new site very long before the money ran out and they pulled the plug. They just barely got the site built before their CP was going to expire. I remember hearing them their first day on from Santa Maria, which was July 4, 1988. They asked for phone calls to see how far away they were being received. I took a couple of photos of their original site, which they were kicked out of for not paying the rent. Didn't you ask me to photograph that site? They moved to another site before KSBQ without asking if that was OK. 73 Mike Sanburn mikesanb...@hotmail.com wrote: Isn't KGDP 660 now KWVE??!! I was just listening to KTNN the other night with Navajo chants. Weather here has been horrible with rain, lightning, hail, waterspouts, etc...Mike Sanburn ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] WWV Solar Report
:Product: Geophysical Alert Message wwv.txt :Issued: 2010 Jan 23 0006 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # # Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 22 January follow. Solar flux 82 and mid-latitude A-index 3. The mid-latitude K-index at UTC on 23 January was 2 (11 nT). No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. No space weather storms are expected for the next 24 hours. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Trends -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Date 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 UTC 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 0300 0600 0900 1200 1500 1800 2100 SFlx 82 82 82 82 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 82 82 A-in 99995555555523 K-in 22210102021112 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Rip Air America/KGO/920
They have authority for 850 watts at night. Normally I'd check that on the FCC web site but they're back into a weird problem they've had trouble with before. Most stations show up as 0 watts. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0facid=53707 http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=kihmx=0y=0sr=Ys=C bill kral jwk...@yahoo.ca wrote: 01- 22-10, 08:00 PST --Victoria BC: Conditions for this time were relatively good,with KGO of course the strongest of the lot.( On a summer trip to Oshkosh by Cessna 182 with stops in eastern Washington,eastern Montana,scanned the band at night but could not get KGO while KNBR was in good).Most of the big guys were hanging around this morning for the next half hour. Tuned into 920 and found an EWTN Rel signal IDing as KIHM Reno with a steady signal for at least ten minutes before pulling away into the mix. The log lists them operating with only 4600 watts day power. The first time here for that one. Bill in BC ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] DX Tip for WDXR
740CFZMONT, Toronto, good on top with The Great Pretender by the Platters and slogan ID as AM 740 at 0005 EST 1/23. (PM-OR) Drake R8 1500' Eastern beverage 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
[IRCA] Glenn Hauser, OK, MW logs, Jan 21-22 in UT
Some people have been wondering about my getting WNAX-570 South Dakota in the daytime here in Enid OK. Is it skywave, especially in midwinter? NO. I get it all the time, month-in and month-out, QRN level permitting. It is always under much stronger KLIF Dallas, and not really listenable, and with a slow SAH. (Calculated at 3.4 Hz on Jan 22) Last time I was in OKC at midday, Jan 15, I checked on the caradio, and WNAX was still audible there, despite stronger signal from KLIF than in Enid, of course. Approximate distance Yankton-OKC is only 400 miles, not as far as you might think, since there is nowhere closer in SD than Yankton in the SE tip, and the path is across our high-ground-conductivity Great Plains. I would love to try for further KFYR-550 Bismarck ND, which also has a tremendous coverage area; if only KFRM in Kansas would go away (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UT Logs afternoon of Jan 21 on caradio as I was driving around or parked at various Enid spots: 1540 at 2042, ``ESPN Deportes Radio, 15-40 AM`` IDs more than once, with the ``ESPN`` letters pronounced as in English, no doubt mandated by management. Promo for station ad sales with 214 AC soon gave away the source. Fortunately The Dallas Metroplex has three overlain area codes so they have to give 10-digit phonumbers. This was atop the channel, probably KXEL skywave underneath. Amid SS, inserted a Selective Service System PSA in English, seemed aimed at guest aliens about the need to register. Never heard call-letter ID, but NRC AM Log 2009-2010 shows it as KZMP, COL University Park, 32 kW in daytime, U4 antenna. FCC AM Query shows a neat 3-lobe pattern, with peaks at 90, 190 and 285 degrees; nulls at 145, 230 and 355 (rounded off, measured only every 5 degrees). We are somewhere around 345-350 degrees, so suspect the pattern was out of whack to be putting such a dominant signal in here, and certainly skywave, not groundwave. See http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0facid=63551 Even stranger, FCC lists night power as 0.0 kW, yet includes all the antenna parameters, a similar but different pattern with 5 lobes, the major one due east. But on the pattern plot, power shows as 750 watts night, matching NRC AM Log info. Meanwhile, Metroplex Spanish on 1440 was inbooming, in fact far stronger than OKC`s 1460 KZUE groundwave. No wonder, as KTNO is now 50 kW in daytime on what was once a 10-kW regional channel. 25+ hours after 1440 was dominated by KTNO, Spanish from The Metroplex, tried again on caradio Jan 22 at 2200 UT and immediately heard ID for WGEM in Quincy IL. Now there`s a heritage call which has managed to survive; I think I picked up their TV channel 10 in the 1960s long before I heard the AM. But it`s no full service radio, now just another ESPN affiliate per NRC AM Log listing. By 2206 Spanish music from KTNO was atop. I wonder how 1540`s KZMP calls possibly correlate with a Spanish slogan, or with ESPN. Or are they just random? ``Zumbido más potente``? But there is no hum, hmmm. Also wonder how the network ESPN could come up with a Spanish or English slogan to match the letters, which long ago became a meaningless corporate initialism, rather than Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, as was the original cable TV channel (I think). How about ``Extremely Silly Passion Network`` ``Estúpidos Son Para Nosotros`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 1060, Jan 21 at 2054 UT, financial talk about derivatives, ``Off the Wall Street Radio Network`` --- not sure if that was a joke? No, googled this about Phil`s Gang Radio Show, and the time matches 20-21 UT: http://chataboutit.com/about/phils-gang-radio-show/ Apparently that ``network`` applies only to this one show, like EIB. But whence on 1060? Retuned after hourtop at 2105, ad mentioned ``here in Boulder``, then ``AM 1060 and 1580, Business Radio`` in Colorado. So it`s KRCN, COL Longmont, 50 kW in daytime. 1580 refers to Colorado Springs; NRC AM Log shows them both as ``The Big Money Station``, not a slogan I heard. 1060 was so steady for so long that I was wondering if I had a new semi-close station by groundwave, normally vacant in daytime, but no, this was skywave (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 1220, South Asian music dominating the channel, Jan 21 at 2124, in fact classical sitar music, nice! 2130 switched to vocal S Asian music. Only problem a bit of splash from semi-local WBBZ 1230 Ponca City OK. Lots of music, lacking ads or other announcements, even at drivetime! Should also make it a good companion if it streams. Finally at 2139 gave phone number 972-243-8411, i.e. Dallas. 2200 kept playing music past hourtop, a song with instrumental accompaniment including bagpipes. 2204 dead air as I had to tune away, but still there at 2225 check. Uplooked later in NRC AM Log, this is KZEE, COL Weatherford TX, Asian ethnic as ``Hot Pepper 1220`` and ``South Asian Radio`` with only
Re: [IRCA] Arizona Stations Off
You know going on You Tube and listening to snippets of programming from the past like KHJ, KFRC, CKLW, etc, radio programming has sure gone downhill. 73, Patrick Patrick Martin KGED QSL Manager ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
